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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionVideo footage shows moment London Bridge attacker was apprehended Hundreds have attended a service at Southwark Cathedral for two people killed in the London Bridge attack. Cambridge University graduate Jack Merritt and a woman, who has not yet been named, were both fatally stabbed by attacker Usman […]

Murtagh acknowledges the crowd at Lord’s after taking five wickets against England Ireland bowler Tim Murtagh has retired from international cricket after making 97 appearances. The London-born 38-year-old has signed a two-year contract extension with Middlesex and will play red-ball cricket for the county side in 2020. His final Ireland match was July’s historic Test […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionVoting inside a mental health unit When Louise Evans was admitted to a psychiatric unit, she thought she had lost her right to vote. Her parents used to be councillors so she had always been politically aware. But being voluntarily treated for paranoid schizophrenia she thought she […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSeveral arrests have been made following the fighting (Courtesy Rachael Allison) A second cinema chain has pulled the gang-themed film Blue Story after seven police officers were injured during a brawl at an entertainment complex. It comes after youths reportedly with machetes, sparked a major police operation […]

Image caption Sana Muhammad, formerly known as Devi Unmathallegadoo, was nine months pregnant when she was killed A man who shot dead his heavily pregnant ex-wife with a crossbow has been found guilty of murder. Sana Muhammad was shot through the abdomen by Ramanodge Unmathallegadoo at her home in Ilford, east London, in November 2018. […]

Mourinho took training for the first time on Wednesday New Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has promised to bring “passion” and “happiness” to the club. The Portuguese, 56, was appointed on Wednesday morning, following the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino on Tuesday night. Former Chelsea and Manchester United boss Mourinho praised the quality of Spurs’s squad and […]

Image copyright Penny Creed Image caption Residents had commissioned artists to create “drug dealers only” parking spaces to highlight the crime problem in the area Drug dealers who were exposed when disgruntled residents put up fake street signs have been jailed. The east London residents commissioned artists to create “drug dealers only” parking spaces and […]

Image copyright PA Media Image caption Only 41 of the 353 councils who returned figures to central government reported a loss on their parking operations Councils in England made a total of £930m from parking fines in a year, figures show. The record figure during the last financial year is a 7% increase on 2017-18, […]

Three-year-old Alfie Lamb was fatally crushed by a car seat pushed back by his mother’s boyfriend who was angered by the boy’s crying. “Manipulative” Stephen Waterson, 26, inflicted irreversible brain injuries on Alfie in 2018. Waterson initially denied manslaughter but changed his plea to guilty. He was sentenced to seven years and six months in […]

Leeds goalkeeper Kiko Casilla has been an ever-present for the Championship side this season Leeds United goalkeeper Kiko Casilla been granted extra time to respond to allegations that he racially abused Charlton Athletic’s Jonathan Leko. The FA began an investigation last month into the incident, which occurred during Charlton’s 1-0 win in September. The Spaniard, […]